WLJR

Last updated
WLJR
WLJR-FM logo.png
Frequency 88.5 MHz
Programming
Format Religious
Affiliations Moody Broadcasting Network
AFR
Ownership
Owner Briarwood Presbyterian Church
History
First air date
February 20, 1998
Call sign meaning
Where the Lord Jesus Reigns
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 6804
Class A
ERP 370 watts
HAAT 183 meters (600 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 33°23′51″N86°39′41″W / 33.39750°N 86.66139°W / 33.39750; -86.66139
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website WLJR Online

WLJR (88.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Briarwood Presbyterian Church.

Contents

WLJR broadcasts a religious radio format to the greater Birmingham area. [2] The station derives a majority of its programming from the Moody Broadcasting Network and American Family Radio. It is also available online at playwljr.com

History

More than five years after the initial application was filed, this station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on November 4, 1992. [3] The new station was assigned the call letters WLJR by the FCC on February 10, 1993. [4] After several extensions, WLJR received its license to cover from the FCC on June 4, 1998. [5] On-air broadcasting began February 20, 1998. In December 2013 WLJR began streaming on the Internet. This Internet stream may be accessed through the station's website, or directly at www.playwljr.com.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLJR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "Application Search Details (BPED-19870812MC)". FCC Media Bureau. November 4, 1992.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLED-19980304KG)". FCC Media Bureau. June 4, 1998.


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